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Senior Support Offers Social Outlet
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Millis Supportive Day Participants Benefit from Each Other
During the interview, sounds of laughter bubble over from the next room, evidence of the indirect benefit participants receive from being part of the program. “They don’t get that at home,” say QuinlanKayo. “Most of these people, when they’re home, they sit in front of the TV. They don’t have the social interaction when their kids are at work. They end up creating bonds with each other.”
BY JUDY DORATO O’GARA Safe and in good hands – that’s what Patti Quinlan-Kayo, Director of Millis’ Supportive Day Program says caregivers want their loved ones to be. Four days a week, from 8:30 a.m. – 1 p.m., people with varying stages of cognitive difficulties, such as Dementia or Alzheimer’s, gather at the Millis Senior Center as part of the program started back in 1993 by Elinor Harkins. According to Quinlan-Kayo, the program exists “to support individuals and their caretakers, so they can maintain their independence in the community. Usually the person who oversees their care is a child or spouse,” she says. Participant fees of $35 a day pay for the self-supporting program,
The program participants in the next room—John McCown, Peggy Halloran and Norma Miccile, are busy chatting about John’s birthday, which happens to be on this day.
Millis Supportive Day Program participants enjoy a breakfast with friends. From left, top, Patti Quinlan-Kayo, Director, Volunteer Joan Cassano and Karen D’Angelo - Public Health Nurse (on right). From left, bottom, John McCown, Norma Miccile, and Peggy Halloran.
“It’s what we make it, and we make it a lot of fun,” says John McCown, 50-year resident of Mil-
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Medway Christmas Parade – A Community Tradition BY JUDY DORATO O’GARA
The holiday season evokes a tradition of people coming together in peace and giving of themselves. In Medway, nothing exemplifies this practice better than the Medway Christmas Parade. This 18year old local custom will continue on the Saturday after Thanksgiving, November 27, kicking off from Medway Middle School at
45 Holliston Street at 5 p.m. The parade will turn onto Main Street and end up at Choate Pond.
Once at the pond, children will be able to meet Santa and take a photo with him. The event will end with a bang with fireworks over Choate Pond at 6 p.m. Last year, over 6,000 people attended the event.
“It’s a wonderful tradition, says Richard Parrella, vice president of E. Parrella Company, Inc. (EPCO) in Medway, who is in his fourth year on the Medway Christmas Parade Committee. “The season’s supposed to be for peace, goodwill and joy, and I think that’s what it’s all about. We enjoy doing it,” he says. The informal committee, he says, is a small group of volunteers
who include Police Chief Alan Tingley, Scott Guyette of GF Electric, Town Clerk Maryjane White, Charlene Tingley and Becky Tingley.
The 60-year-old Medway father of two sons and grandfather to four granddaughters is a native of the town and resides here with his wife, Michele.
This year, the Medway Christ mas Parade honors Kevin Brennan as its Grand Marshall. Brennan re cently retired after serving as a pa trol sergeant for the Medway Police Department for 34 years.
“It’s a nice privilege to be asked to be the Grand Marshall of the Medway Christmas Parade,” says
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Medway & Millis Senior Centers Keep Folks Active BY J.D. O’GARA
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“These are not a bunch of old people walking around in walkers, these are vibrant, active people, “ says Missy Dzicik, Director of the Medway Council on Aging, when she talks about the people who use the Medway Senior Center, located at 76 Oakland Street. “You have to embrace that new phase of life,” she says. “Yes, you could watch TV for your whole life, but there’s so much out there.”
• November 10: Free luncheon for veterans at 11:30 a.m.
Both Medway and Millis senior centers have ongoing programs. Following are just a sample of them: Open hours at the Medway Senior center are Mondays, 7:30 a.m.-1 p.m. and 7-9 p.m., Tuesdays, 7:30 a.m.-4 p.m., Wednesdays 7:30 a.m.-4 p.m., Thursdays 7 a.m. – 4 p.m., Fridays 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. and Sunday 12 p.m. – 3 p.m. Programs at the senior center do not have an age limit. The center is available free of charge, but exercise programs do cost $3. In addition, The Medway Friends of Elders produces a monthly newsletter available for subscription cost of $5/senior and $25/family. Samplings of upcoming and regular offerings in-
• November 16: $7 luncheon prepared and served at Tri-County Regional Vocational High School in Franklin. Sign up at the Senior Center. • Painting classes on Wednesdays, from 2-4 p.m. $5 per class • Beginner level Tai Chi on Tuesdays, from 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. • Lunch, Mondays and Wednesdays, at 11:30, for $2 Each month, special programs are also offered. Recently, the Senior Center offered a retirement seminar, and it offers regular yoga and Zumba classes. Seniors, or anyone, looking to be more computer savvy are invited to come down on Wednesdays, Thursdays or Fridays at 10 a.m. to receive computer help. What’s more, regular card games, including cribbage and Mah Jong, take place, as does a regular book group. In Millis, the Senior Center is located in the lower level of the Memorial building at 900 Main
Street. According to Patti Quinlan, Director of the Supported Day Program, last year saw 1,550 uses of the senior center, information that is tracked now by a coded card system. Six hundred of these visits were unduplicated. The Millis Senior Center is open from Monday through Friday, from 8:30 a.m.-1 pm., with occasional afternoon and evening programs. In a similar fashion to Medway, visitors can take part in regular Scrabble, Cribbage and Bingo, and they can take painting and exercise classes. They can also learn to use a computer at the center. A few of the upcoming and ongoing activities include: • Pool table with games four times a week. • Hairdressing at the center on the second and fourth Tuesday of the month, from 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. • Painting with Pat on Tuesdays, from 1-2 p.m. • Painting with Bob, every other month, on Wednesdays. Next session will be in December.
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lis and a member of the supportive day program, who on this day is celebrating his birthday cracking jokes and putting smiles on the faces of the other participants. “Some of these people we get stuck with, and we can’t get rid of them,” he laughs, “There’s a lot of stuff we can’t tell everybody.” According to Joan Cassano, who volunteers with the group one day a week, activities include playing games, doing crafts and taking walks and trips when the weather permits, she says. Pegboard in the room displays pictures of one of the most recent trips, a day trip to Cape Cod for a seafood lunch, complete with beautiful scenery. “These are my people, and don’t we have a great time!” says Cassano. Quinlan-Kayo points out that
program participants often take part in all of the activities offered by the Millis Senior Center. “Per month, there’s usually one social and one educational event,” she says. In November, participants will have an early Thanksgiving dinner, making cards for the holiday. “I like it, “ says Norma Miccile, who lives with her son, his wife, and their two children. “It takes me time to go out, but otherwise I’d be in all the time.” “Just the companionship is priceless,” says Quinlan-Kayo. “Just listening to them talk is music to my ears. Otherwise, they’d just be sitting home alone.” For more information on the Millis Supportive Day Program, contact Patti Quinlan-Kayo at (508) 376-7051, or by email at pquinlan@millis.net.
Got Holiday Spirit? Medway Holiday House Tour Needs You! BY J.D. O’GARA Calling all homeowners with a penchant for Christmas style! Is your home historic or unique? Do you just love to decorate for the holidays? This year, why not share your flair and help the town of Medway raise needed funds for their annual Memorial Day and Christmas parades. This year’s tour will take place on December 12, from 3-6 p.m., and great houses are needed to make the tour a holiday smash. Last year, six Medway homeowners generously opened up their homes, says Town Clerk Maryjane White, who ran the Tour with Charlene and Becky Tingley.
“The people who did it had so much fun. They loved it,” says White. “And they found they could rest for Christmas. They were done (decorating).” The cost of the Holiday House Tour is $15 in advance or $20 on the day of the tour. Tickets are available at the Town Clerk’s office and in the Medway Senior Center. The Council on Aging will also provide a bus for those residents who would rather not drive. Anyone interested in opening up their Medway home for the Holiday House Tour is encouraged to contact the Town Clerk’s office as soon as possible, and no later than November 15. Stop in, or call (508) 533-3204.
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Left - Santa rode high in his sleigh float in the 2009 Medway Christmas Parade. He will return once again for this year’s event.
Below - This year’s Medway Christmas Parade will feature 14 different fire trucks, as well as commercial, industrial and military vehicles.
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Brennan. “It was very thoughtful of them. I never expected it.”
The Medway Christmas Parade committee is working on gradually acquiring commercial-grade lights for the park’s trees. In fact, the Medway Pride Day Committee has made a generous donation this year toward that effort. Parrella says a committee is being formed to oversee this process, to make sure the lighting is safe and
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Water system flushing will continue in the town of Medway for at least the first couple of weeks in November, according to the Department of Public Service’s Deputy Director David D’Amico. Work on the town’s Zone Two began in Mid-October. To find out your zone, visit the town website at www.townofmedway.org.
Medway’s Automatic Meter Replacement program. The town will be mailing reminders in next two weeks for those who have not scheduled an appointment. West Street is next in line to be paved. Paving will begin on West Street on November 15. Most of the paving projects for the year have been completed.
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The monthly open house at the Medway Historical Society will be on Sunday, November 21 from 1 to 3 p.m. The museum is located at 223 Main Street.
The parade committee, says Parrella, tries to honor a civil servant or Medway resident each year. Although the town appoints the committee, Parrella emphasizes, the town does not fund the parade.
The holiday event also could not take place without volunteer efforts. Each year, says Parrella, almost all of the police and fire security are donated. The town’s firefighters even hang the lights.
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“The Christmas Parade is 100% privately funded,” says Parrella. “Our biggest challenge we have is raising money,” he says. “Up to this date, it has been the businesses and organizations of Medway who have funded this parade and this event.” Parrella notes that these economic times have really pressured businesses, and so this support means a great deal.
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Curator Audrey Ritter has arranged a special exhibit of documents and articles highlighting the first hundred years of Medway history, 1713 – 1812. Maps, letters, documents from the French and Indian War and the American Revolution, household equipment and legal records are among the articles exhibited. In addition, there will be a small works well with the given power supply. The cost estimate to light just one tree in the park, he says, is about $1,250. Other funds for the parade come from the Medway Holiday House Tour, which supports both the town’s Christmas and Memorial Day Parades. The latter features the Kiltie Band from Worcester. This year’s Holiday House Tour will take place on December 12. This year’s Medway Christmas Parade include 14 different pieces of fire apparatus as well commercial, industrial and military vehicles, says Parrella. Although bands
are prohibited for safety reasons in the nighttime parade, a number of different local organizations, including scout groups, will take part. Rojee Decorating Specialist, a Medway company that builds the parade centerpieces, also donates most of the floats.
display of recent donations to the collection, including articles and photos donated by Dorothy Charland highlighting Edmund Charland’s years as coach and athletic director at Medway High School. Books and maps are available, as well as A Walking Tour of the Village Historic District by Tim Dobday. This will be the last monthly open house of the year. The regular schedule of open hours on the third Sunday of the month will resume in January 2011.
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November Program Features Artist Lucy Hoag Peltier The Medway Public Library is featuring Fine Art Scanography and Photography, an exhibit by Wilbraham resident, Lucy Hoag Peltier, formerly of Medway. This runs from November 1 until December 5, and is open during library hours. A highlight of Peltier's exhibit is her scanner photography. Fine Art Scanner Photography (aka. Scanography) is the process of using a flatbed scanner instead of a camera to capture digital images
of three-dimensional objects to create printable art. Each final product takes hours to create. It starts with the search for creative subjects and the arrangement. Because the images are captured from underneath, usually some repositioning and rescanning are required. The last and most timeconsuming step requires touching up in the digital darkroom to remove dust and pollen. The final image is familiar, yet often surprising. Peltier is on the board of the Wilbraham Art League and partic-
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ipates in most of their exhibits. Her fine art scanner photography has been selected for juried shows by the Monson Arts Council and Western New England College, and her work has been exhibited in group shows in Wilbraham, Palmer, Springfield and Sturbridge. She has had solo shows in Wilbraham and Palmer. The Medway Public Library is located at 26 High St. Medway Library is open Monday-Thursday 2-8 p.m. and Friday & Saturday 10 a.m.-2p.m.. For further information call (508) 533-3217 or visit medwaylib.org. For further information about the artist, please visit www.ladylucyphotos.com.
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During the months of November and December, library patrons can have their overdue library fines waived by participating in the FOOD FOR FINES program.
The Millis Public Library will accept donations of non-perishable food items for the Millis Ecumenical Food Pantry, in lieu of fines, from November 1 through December 31. Personal care items such as toothpaste, shampoo, soap, and bulk items such as paper towels, laundry detergent and disposable diapers are also welcome. Please donate only items that have not exceeded their shelf expiration dates! Thank you for your support of this very important local food
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ART SHOW – OPENING NIGHT WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 3 FROM 6-8 On Wednesday, November 3, the Friends of the Millis Public Library will be hosting a Millis Artist Art Show Opening Reception. (Please note that the date has been changed--the original date of November 1 was changed so that the Art Show Opening would not conflict with Town Meeting.) Opening Night begins at 6 p.m. in Dora’s Room at the Millis Public Library. Meet and greet the artists, view their work(s), vote for your favorite pieces, and enjoy light refreshments. All are welcome!
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Millis Students Put in Brain Training at “Gut Camp� A gallant group of middle and high school students participated in “Gut Camp for Academics� offered by the Millis Public Schools during the week of August 23. These students willingly gave up their last week of summer vacation to get a jump-start on the school year. The Gut Camp for Academics provided students with four days of concentrated work on executive function skills. Executive functions skills, such as organization, task initiation and goal setting are the skills that help one manage life tasks of all types. The program provided students with an opportunity to not only explore their unique learning style but also to prepare themselves for the upcoming school year. Students were particularly enthused with the use of
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November Calendar November 1, 5-6 p.m. Girls Night Out Bookgroup for grades 1-4, Millis Public Library, Clementine, Friend of the Week, by Sara Pennypacker is book. November 1, 7-9 p.m. Preschool fair, Medway Public Library, Parents, meet preschool reps. November 1, 7:30 p.m. Millis Town Meeting, Millis Middle/High School Auditorium November 2 DON’T FORGET TO VOTE! November 3, 6:30 p.m. 2011 3MN Relay for Life Committee Meeting, Millis Town Hall, First committee meeting for the Medway, Millis, Medfield and Norfolk Relay for Life. All welcome. November 3, 6 p.m. Opening Night Millis Art Show, Millis Public Library, Meet artists! November 4, 2 p.m. Cliquot Club Readers, Millis Public Library, Drop-in book group for all ages. November 5, 12, 19, 10:30-11:00 a.m. Storytime for Preschool Listeners, Medway Public Library, Call (508) 533-8282 for registration information.
November 9, 10:30 a.m. Music and Fun with Bobo Bean!, Millis Public Library November 10, 7 p.m. Public Hearing to Discuss Special Town Meeting Articles, Medway Town Hall, Sanford Hall November 11, 8-10 a.m Veteran’s Day Breakfast for members of Amvets, American Legion, Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts, 8-10 a.m. at American Legion Post 208, 136 Curve Street, Millis November 11, 11 a.m Veteran’s Day Celebration 11 a.m. WWI Memorial Square (outside Tedeschi’s) November 13, 11 a.m.-12 p.m. Reading to Dogs, Children can practice their reading aloud skills with trained helper dogs. Millis Public Library, Signup required. Call (508) 376-8282. November 15 Medway Special Town Meeting 7 p.m Medway High School November 17, 7:30 p.m. Purr-fect Cat Shelter Annual Meeting, Norfolk Public Library, call (508) 533-5855 or visit www.purrfectcatshelter.org. November 17, 7:30 p.m. November 17th - 2011 Relay for Life Expo & Fundraiser is
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Upcoming Events and Millis Schools to Tackle Bullying Programs at the Millis Public Library FOOD FOR FINES is returning to the Millis Public Library! During the months of November and December, library patrons can have their overdue library fines waived by participating in the FOOD FOR FINES program. The Millis Public Library will accept donations of non-perishable food items for the Millis Ecumenical Food Pantry, in lieu of fines, from November 1 through December 31. Personal care items such as toothpaste, shampoo, soap, and bulk items such as paper towels, laundry detergent and disposable diapers are also welcome. Please donate only items that have not exceeded their shelf expiration dates! Thank you for your support of this very important local food
pantry. ART SHOW – OPENING NIGHT WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 3 FROM 6-8 On Wednesday, November 3, the Friends of the Millis Public Library will be hosting a Millis Artist Art Show Opening Reception. (Please note that the date has been changed--the original date of November 1 was changed so that the Art Show Opening would not conflict with Town Meeting.) Opening Night begins at 6 p.m. in Dora’s Room at the Millis Public Library. Meet and greet the artists, view their work(s), vote for your favorite pieces, and enjoy light refreshments. All are welcome!
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On September 15, the Millis School District staff participated in Professional Development focusing on bullying. Each school district in Massachusetts has been mandated by law to train their staff on this issue and restructure their policies to protect all children. Mr. Andrew Zitoli, Principal of the Middle School, and Mr. Charles Grant, Director of Student Affairs, facilitated. The objectives of the presentation included:
The first phase of the presentation focused on defining and recognizing bullying and how it has played a major role in several school shootings in other states. The staff engaged in a writing assignment that helped all of us realize the common misconceptions around bullying. The staff was also introduced to some of the most recent bullying research and the warning signs that a child is being bullied.
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Mr. Grant then addressed the new legislation and recent policy changes that must be implemented by the district to ensure the safety of each student. Each school has a legal obligation to develop a Bullying Plan that must include:
• educating all staff on the new bullying legislation, • providing teachers with strategies that support bullying prevention, • and understanding how building leadership capacity among students in our schools will sustain a positive culture.
• a reporting mechanism, • the school’s response,
tions that may be utilized when these infractions occur. Communication with parents, steps to protect the victim, and options for resolution were also addressed. Mr. Grant challenged the staff with typical “scenarios� that could occur at school and how we should address these issues. The last part of the presentation focused on the continued building of leadership capacity in our school district. We are very proud of the positive contributions of staff members and the accomplishments of each school, highlighted because they promote a high level of school spirit, student engagement, and more importantly, the building of positive relationships with our students necessary to promote a healthy school culture.
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man heartbreaking as a killer with terminal cancer, and Malkovich quite frankly bonkers as a former operative whose brain has melted thanks to daily doses of LSD. It's not often that Malkovich gets to flex his comedy muscles, but here he steals every scene in which he appears. RATING: B LEGEND OF THE GUARDIANS: THE OWLS OF GA'HOOLE (PG) - Starring the talented voices of Emily Barclay, Abbie Cornish, Essie Davis, Helen Mirrel, Sam Neill, Geoffrey Rush, Jim Sturgess, Hugo Weaving, Ryan Kwanten, Anthony LaPaglia, Joel Edgerton, and Miriam Margolyes. The film opens with a loving family of owls -- mama, papa and three little ones, plus a snake nursemaid. Young Soren (Sturgess) will be our hero, we realize from the beginning. He dreams of the legendary Guardians of Ga'Hoole, warrior owls of lore, but his brother, the rather nasty Kludd (Kwanten), is something of a naysayer not just regarding the legends but life itself. There's also
a baby sister whose first order of business is to cough up a ball of mouse skin and bone, as owls do. So when, through a mishap that will probably prove pretty scary for the little ones in the audience, the brothers are separated from their family, it doesn't take long before the two set out on separate paths -- one all bright and shiny and good, the other dark and foreboding. Kidnapped by a feathered group called the Pure Ones, Soren and Kludd join scores of other captured young owls who are being groomed to join an army that will allow villains Nyra (Mirren) and Metal Beak (Edgerton) to attack the Guardians of Ga'Hoole. The visuals definitely carry the film, but it's tough to keep all of the owls straight as they all tend to look alike. Another problem is this 90minute film is apparently derived from the first three books in the series on which it is based. The result is that we're rushing from event to occurrence with little time to digest any of it. RATING: C+
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Prospect Cemetery Work Begins in Millis
Millis has just contracted the first phase of replacement of this wall at Prospect Hill Cemetery.
Historic gravestone restorer Kai Nalenz, of Gravestone Services of New England, has just begun work repairing some of Prospect Hill’s oldest stones. The oldest stone in the cemetery reads 1724.
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Gravesites of New England’s Kai Nalenz will be performing headstone restoration on the oldest of the cemetery’s stones. Nalenz
notes that this restoration is done by hand, with a brush and water, followed in the end by a natural solution to help protect the stone. The first phase of the replace-
This section of Prospect Hill Cemetery, next to the area reserved for the Jewish community, will soon be cleared for expansion.
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Sharing Pride and Prayers Mothers of Deployed Find Solace, Strength in Each Other BY J.D. O’GARA “When you have a child deployed, it’s the first thing you think of in the morning and the last thing you think of at night. If you wake up in the middle of the night, you wonder, ‘Why am I waking up?’
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Such is the experience of Lissa Haynes, a mother of two sons in the military, and a founding member of the Worcester chapter, Central Mass., Chapter 3, of the Blue Star Mothers of America, Inc. They are called Blue Star mothers, because they are among the few sanctioned by the U.S. government to fly service flags. Also known as blue star flags, they were patented and designed during WWI by an Army captain who had two sons serving on the front line. On the flag, stars sit prominently on a white background, surrounded by a border of red. Blue stars, the color of hope and pride, represent family members in active duty; gold symbolizes the sacrifice of loved ones who have fallen.
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Service flags recognize those who have someone in active duty. Haynes’ oldest, Collin, has been in the Coast Guard for six years, and her son, Daniel, joined the army out of college. He has twice been deployed to Iraq. “Complete panic goes through your mind, when your son’s going off,” says Haynes. “You have no idea what’s going to happen.” Haynes says that conversations with her son revealed little about his experience. Her son would tell her everything was fine. “Your friends and family, they’ll send your child packages, but they have no idea what you’re going through,” says Haynes. “At that time I knew nobody. There was no sup-
port around,” says Haynes. “I didn’t know anybody else who had a child being deployed.” Through Umass Medical Center, Haynes was eventually was connected to Blue Star Mothers in Pennsylvania, and she eventually helped begin the Worcester chapter. “I think when you are with a group of Moms who have dealt with the same situation you have, it’s a very empowering thing,” says fellow Worcester member Jo Ann Bauer, whose son Andrew is a Marine Corps. Captain. “You can live every day with friends and family saying they understand or are praying for your son and daughter, but they don’t understand.” Although support for each other is a large component of the Blue Star Mothers, the groups actively work to support deployed troops and the veterans coming back. “We take care of our children, each other and our veterans. That’s our mission,” says Haynes. The Worcester chapter, for instance, actively supports NEADS/Dogs for Deaf and Disabled Americans, with its Canines for Combat Veterans program (http://neads.org/services_new/military_dog.shtml). Not only does the group sponsor the dogs, but while returning soldiers are training with the dogs in Princeton, Mass., Blue Star Mothers provide three meals a day. The day after Thanksgiving, they will also package up cookies to send to soldiers for the holiday season. Another Blue Star Mothers chapter local to Millis and Medway is the Braintree chapter. Mary Connolly, President of that Eastern Mass. Chapter, lists a number of causes in which her group is active. They do breakfasts for veterans, care packages, greet soldiers at Logan Airport
and are regularly meeting at InStitches to sew Christmas stockings for Operation Santa. Stockings will be sent to the troops by November 7th. About 44,000 were sent out through a base in Peoria, Illinois last year. The Eastern Mass. Blue Star Mothers also bring meals, birthday boxes and emergency stay kits to the Fisher House in West Roxbury, where the families of veterans receiving medical care can stay during hospitalizations. Last year, this branch also raised $17,000 for Homes for Our Troops (www.homesforourtroops.org), which provides accessible homes for severely injured veterans. The Braintree group generally meets the fourth Sunday of the month at 5 p.m. at the Braintree Armory. The Central Massachusetts branch of the Blue Star Mothers meets the second Thursday of the month at 6:30 p.m., at Veteran’s Inc. (also known as the Old Calvalry Retreat Center) on South St. in Shrewsbury. Blue Star Mothers welcome new members and associate members. Members must be mothers, stepmothers or grandmothers and pay a fee of $20. Siblings, fathers, extended family and friends can also join as associate members. The easiest way to get information about the local Massachusetts chapters of Blue Star Mothers, Inc. is to visit the national website at www.bluestarmothers.org. “I always tell people, you don’t have to join, just come to one meeting and see what it’s like…you don’t have to tell everything if you don’t want to, but just listen,” says Connolly. “The only ones who know what you’re going through is another Mom.”
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Pet Pantry Aims to Keep Pets in the Family BY J.D. O’GARA What happens when Fido’s owners are out of work and out of money? According to Shelley Goes, the pooch often ends up in an animal shelter, and she’s looking to keep that from happening in the local area. Goes has been working in animal rescue for over 10 years. In September, she
opened the Metrowest Pet Pantry in Millis, with the express goal of keeping all family members, even the furry and feathered ones, fed and together in times of financial crisis. “As I watch the animals come in, a lot of them would be surrendered because the owners can’t afford them,” says Goes, who currently
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Living Healthy Ask the Anytime Guy | Fitness Matters Expert answers to your health and wellness questions BY CHRISTOPHER CHARRON QUESTION: A friend of mine has been following a gluten-free diet, and is losing weight and feeling more energetic than she has in awhile. That said, she is not gluten intolerant and doesn’t have celiac disease. Is this diet recommended for weight loss and general health? ANSWER: This diet is not intended for presumably healthy individuals, and there isn’t any research to indicate that it helps with anything other than gluten intolerance or celiac disease. There are many so-called “experts” out there that attribute the inability to lose weight, or a lack of energy, to any number of dietary factors, including gluten. Unfortunately, they can’t point to any studies in-
dicating that gluten is the problem, and if that’s the case, a lack of gluten is unlikely to be the solution. Celiac disease is diagnosed with a blood test and an intestinal biopsy, and gluten intolerance is typically diagnosed if gastrointestinal symptoms persist in the absence of a clinical diagnosis. Your friend is likely experiencing weight loss as the result of following a more restrictive, lower calorie diet, and this probably explains her renewed energy level as well. If she wants to continue the diet, that’s completely fine, but it probably isn’t necessary to reach her health and wellness goals. QUESTION: I just started lifting weights and noticed that I have some significant muscular imbalances when it comes to strength. Is this normal, and if so, what can
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By J.D. O’Gara Dr. Steven Bornstein believes preventing illness starts with getting to know his patients. As a family doctor, that’s what he does well – and he’s taking that family practice back to Millis. His new practice, affiliated with Framingham’s MetroWest Physician Services (MWPS), will be located in a new office building at 969 Main Street. “It’s great to be able to see both parents, children, and grandparents and see patterns, behavior and genetic predisposition,” says Dr. Bornstein. “It’s really nice to have that to understand where they’re coming from, and where they may be going to.” As a D.O. or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine, Bornstein will provide traditional physician services, including physicals and urgent care, with a focus on preventive health care and a ‘whole person’ approach. “As a family medicine practitioner, I take the time to get to
Whole Family, Whole Health D.O. Returns to Millis to Provide Care know my patients and the areas of their life that can affect their health,” says Dr. Bornstein. “In caring for individuals from newborns to seniors, I teach wellness skills aimed at helping patients to enhance their health at all stages of life.” Bornstein’s philosophy focuses on achieving more wellness, rather than centering on sickness and illness. He explains a concept of a circle of wellness, which would include food and nutrition, physical activity, proper sleep, a sense of community, with supportive relationships and even spirituality. “Prevention starts from day one,” says Bornstein, “from the food we eat to the air we breathe to our physical activity, as well as providing time for reflection,” he says. Bornstein notes that, from the time he entered medical school, he has believed that pre-
ventative medicine is as important as early detection practices. Bornstein is returning to Millis from Tri-County Medical Associates in Medway, where he had served as a primary care physician since 2006. Prior to that, he worked as a physician for Millis Family Health. With a base of about 900 patients, he has established ties with a number of people in town. “I really have a commitment to the patients I’ve known for 10 years and a fondness for the people,” says Dr. Bornstein, “I think the people are friendly, receptive, respectful and compliant.” Bornstein, a native of the melting pot of Chelsea, Mass., feels he can identify with the working families of the town. “I feel a good rapport with them, a committed, mutually respectful relationship,” he says. Bornstein earned his Doctor of
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Just thinking… BY DAWNA SHACKLEY As the holidays approach I’ve been thinking what I could do this holiday season to make a difference. To give a bit more of myself than I have in the past, whether it be volunteering, donating, purchasing a gift for a deserving child or assisting an organization that needs help as so many do this time of year. With the economy not moving in the direction I'd hoped, it seems material items will not be a high priority on my list. This brought me to ponder what could I give this holiday season. I’m no different than most of you. I live in Millis, am married, have two kids, and both my spouse and I work full time to make ends meet. As difficult financially as it has been this year, it has also made me reflect on what I do have in my life and in my community and how blessed I am to live in a small town. I have noticed how my community has stuck together to help one
another out. Millis and Medway residents may not have the financial resources of some of its neighboring towns, but what it does have is heart and a lot of it. I don’t believe I have ever lived in a more caring community, where people with little means can give so generously. For example, a neighbor of mine fell seriously ill, and our neighborhood took shifts to be with him in the hospital, provided dinners, cut the lawn, took out the trash and provided company and friendship when he needed it most. Or when a small town rallies to support a little girl, Emily Malewicz, who was in a tragic camping accident, or to bring awareness to serious issues; like suicide with Ben Speaks and youth bicycle safety with Project Alex. Or the simple pleasure of seeing Holiday lights with your family driving through the Meehan’s Millis Wonderland. (www.milli wonderland.com)
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Or the people who give of themselves every month of the year without asking for recognition, just because they have learned the lesson of giving. When you give, something happens inside you. You feel good. And who doesn’t want to feel good?
So this year, as you prepare to shop for the holidays, take a moment to see what you can give and be thankful for those in our community who are supporting you, your family, and neighborhood. Just think if we all could give just a little more of ourselves how truly more special our small towns of Millis and Medway can be.
Thank you all for choosing to live in our community. In closing, I’m listing some ordinary ways in which you could give this season along with some local organizations. • Babysit for a neighbor’s kids, giving the parents a night out • Shovel a driveway for an elderly neighbor • Cook a dinner for someone who just doesn’t have enough time • Donate to the food pantry • Provide supplies to a dog and cat shelter or pet pantry • Give to your local organizations • Purchase your Christmas tree from a local organization • Support your Church • Donate your time • Visit a nursing home or senior center • Visit a Children’s Hospital • Feed the homeless • Offer to decorate for someone
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• Send a care package to a soldier Not sure where to reach out? The following local organizations are a good place to start: • Toys for Tots at Prudential Page, Gold's Gym • Millis Food Pantry, 142 Exchange Street, Millis • Medway Village Food Pantry, Medway Village Church, 170 Village St., (508) 533-2434 • Medway Food Pantry, 600 Mehan Circle, (508) 533-6401 • Charles River Bank, 70 Main St., (508) 533-8661, 88 Summer St., (508) 533-0608 • Middlesex Savings, 140 S. Main St., Milford, (508) 478-8484 • The Salvation Army, www.salvationarmyusa.org • Metrowest Pet Pantry, www.metrowestpetpantry.org • Purr-fect Cat Shelter, www.purrfectcatshelter.org
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Fall 2010 Update from the Medway School Building Committee
The Medway School Building Committee was formed after Medway received approval of a “statement of interest” for repairing the Middle School. The approval was given by the Massachusetts School Building Authority or M.S.B.A. The M.S.B.A. decides what school building projects will get percentage of their costs reimbursed by the state. M.S.B.A. requirers the formation of the building committee.
Meeting since November, 2009, the committee is chaired by Robert Tucker, Vice Chair of the Planning Board, and members are Board of Selectmen Chair Dennis Crowley, Medway resident Larry Muench, former Finance Committee Chair Larry Ellsworth, Capital Improvement Committee Vice Chair Tom Anderson, Town Accountant Carol Pratt, Board of Selectman member
Andrew Espinosa, Town Administrator Suzanne Kennedy, Assistant Superintendant David Verdolino, Middle School Principal Armand Pires, Tina Wright, Superintendant Judith Evans, School Committee Chair Debora Trindade, and School Committee member Shelley Wieler.
The Medway School Building Committee’s job is to oversee the project for the phases of the repair Middle School. It represents town and school interests while working M.S.B.A. reg with and following ulations. The School Building Committee has achieved the following milestones in the process: • Obtained funding at the November 2009 Town meeting for the initial phases of the project as required by the M.S.B.A.
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• Compass Project Management (Compass) was selected as the Owner’s Project Manager in February of 2010 after a public procurement process following M.S.B.A. rules. The Owner’s Project Manager represents Medway’s interests during all phases of the project including meeting with the M.S.B.A. when required. • After another public procurement process the experienced school project architectural firm of Knight, Bagge and Anderson, Inc. (K.B.A.) was retained in July. K.B.A. has developed the initial design schematics, repair recommendations and cost estimates for the repairs. • Compass, K.B.A., and the Building Committee have worked closely with the Mass. School Building Authority to obtain approval for each step in the process.
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points in the process and the project is on track to be voted on at the September 29th meeting of the M.S.B.A. The repairs to this more than 250,000 square foot building will consist of: • Making the building A.D.A. compliant for accessibility as required by building codes
• Addition of current Life- Safety code required sprinkler systems, upgrades and connection of the fire alarm systems which function separately for the 1960 and 1973 building. • Replacement of windows which are all original to the building’s construction to improve building energy efficiency and natural lighting • Upgrades to electrical panels and wiring which is nearly all original to the 1960 and ’73 construction – many classrooms have only 2 outlet boxes limiting the use of technology for teaching • Replacement of heating and air handling units for halls, gyms, main office and the cafeteria • Replacement of floor tiles and gymnasium flooring adhesives • Upgrades to plumbing for heating systems, accessible bathrooms and water fountains While the town would need to pass a debt exclusion for the full amount, the M.S.B.A. will reimburse Medway for more than fifty percent of the approved costs. Rather than having to wait until full completion of the project the M.S.B.A. now reimburses on a rolling basis allowing faster repayment of town debt. Why should the town repair the building, why not just build a new one? Building a new school would
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November 1, 2010 cost in excess of $40 million, yield a building about the half the size and require demolition or mothballing of the current building. The M.S.B.A. would not support replacement of a viable, repairable building. Medway would foot the entire bill for a new building. The M.S.B.A. supports this project. We know the M.S.B.A. will reimburse Medway for more than fifty percent of the approved costs for this repair project. In addition by doing this project now we can take advantage of lower construction and bonding costs. As the economy improves it’s expected these costs will only increase. Since August, members of the committee have been meeting weekly to work on critical components of the project. It is reviewing the list of possible repairs, weighing the associated costs, benefits, and necessity of each repair. The impact of the repairs on the educational environment of the Middle School is being assessed. We are preparing for anticipated approval of the project at the September 29th M.S.B.A. meeting. When M.S.B.A. approval is received additional important work will remain to be done. The building committee must finalize the scope of the project. It must be presented to the Board of Selectman for placement on the warrant of the November 15th Town Meeting.
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Great Comedy Play Nov. 12-20th The Millis Theatre Group will present a comedy farce, entitled Leading Ladies, by noted comedy playwright, Ken Ludwig, Fridays, November 12 and 19, and Saturdays, November 13 and 20 at Millis High School Theater, 245 Plain Street (Rt. 115), Millis. The play is a laugh-a-second, hilarious comedy about two English Shakespearean actors down and out on their luck, so down they are playing the Moose Lodge circuit in Pennsylvania, when they hear of an old lady in York about to die and who is leaving her fortune to long lost nephews in England. From there, romantic entanglements abound, and the ensuing situations in which they find themselves become increasingly hilarious as the play progresses.
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Quinlan, Jessica Price and Matt Le Vie of Millis, Mary Lyons of Brookline, Barbara Brashier of Milford, and Paul Collins of Medfield. Performances are scheduled for Friday, November 12 and 19 and Saturday, November 13 and 20 at 7:30 p.m. at Millis High School
Theater. Tickets are $13 for adults and $10 for seniors and students and can be purchased from cast members or at the door on a firstcome, first-served basis. For further information, please go to www.millistheatre.org or call (508) 376-5404.
Lions Bottle & Can Drive Nov. 20th The Medway Lions will conduct its monthly bottles and cans collection on Saturday, November 20 starting at 9 a.m.; a fundraiser with proceeds used to support community services. Redeemables should be placed at curbside by 9 a.m. or brought directly to Medway Oil on
Broad Street by 11 a.m. the morning of the drive. Residents are reminded that they may also, at their convenience, place redeemables in the Lions Bottles and Cans shed in front of West Medway Liquors on Main Street. The Lions thank residents for their continued support.
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BUILDING COMMITTEE continued from page 16
The funding proposal must be finalized before Town Meeting. The Town Meeting must vote on the project and voters need to be informed in order to make a decision. If a positive vote is achieved at Town Meeting a special election must be held on funding the project. The building committee will work with the Board of Selectman to determine the best date for the special election. Once funding is voted the building committee will continue to work with Compass, our project manager, to oversee the phases of construction and work with the M.S.B.A. to ensure we follow requirements to receive maximum possible reimbursement. Nearly all of the critical building systems and components in the Middle School are original to the 1960 and 1973 construction. These repairs will improve the safety and educational environment for its more than 800 students. It will enhance the building as a community space for continuing adult education, sports and cultural events. The town will benefit from the extension of the useful life of the Middle School building by 25 years.
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Prudential Page Realty kicks off its Toys for Tots Drive MEDWAY – It’s that time of year again and Prudential Page Realty is gearing up for what they hope to be a successful season. This has nothing to do with sales, but everything to do with giving back to a wonderful community. Paul Rao, Medway resident and owner said, “Back in the early 90s one of our former agents, Stephanie Tocchi, suggested that we invite families to come to our office to drop off toys for tots and become a drop-off center for the
charity.” Toys for Tots is coordinated by the Unites States Marines Reserves, and was overseen locally by a former Marine who has since relocated. When Sergeant Bruce moved, Stephanie and her husband, Bob took over the task of stockpiling and distributing the toys. They distributed toys to over 9,000 children in 2008. While the Tocchis no longer run the local distribution, Prudential Page Realty continues to open their three offices as drop-off centers for Toys
for Tots. Rao stated, “We kick off the drive with what has become another tradition for our company. For the past 10 years we have shown appreciation for our past customers by inviting them to enjoy a movie at a local cinema on the Tuesday before Thanksgiving. This event has been so successful that, on occasion, we’ve filled two theatres with guests. There’s no cost to our past clients, but we ask them to consider bringing a toy to the
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event. Some prefer to write a check to the foundation. Non-violent, unwrapped toys for all ages are accepted, as well as winter clothing such as mittens, gloves, and hats. This is a great cause that helps bring smiles to less fortunate children in the holiday season. The outpouring of generosity and goodwill from the community has been so wonderful over the years. We are very privileged to play a small part in this great endeavor.” Prudential Page Realty also hosts “Free Photos with Santa” at their Medway office as a way of giving
back to community. “When we started with Toys for Tots, we thought that this event would go well with the drive. We’ve had families coming back for photos for more than 15 years! While the photos are free, we again ask people to consider bringing a toy or making a nominal donation to Toys for Tots,” Rao added. Prudential Page Realty will start collecting toys at their three offices the week before Thanksgiving until December 17. They are located at 82 Holliston Street, Medway, 489 Main Street, Medfield and 26 Franklin Street, Wrentham.
Charles River Bank Gives Back Charles River Bank prides itself on being a good citizen in the holiday season. • Every year during the month of November, Charles River Bank holds a non-perishable food collection for the local food pantries including the Medway, Bellingham and Mendon Food Pantries as well as the Daily Bread Food Pantry in Milford. • In December we ‘adopt’ families for Christmas from the Sal-
vation Army. The employees adopt one of the families and buy gifts for them. For the other families we adopt, we create paper ornaments that list a family member on it (age, gender and gift request idea) and hang those ornaments on our Christmas trees in each of our branches for customers to take. Customers buy a gift and return it to the bank and we bring it back to the Salvation Army with the other gifts for that particular family.
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BOSTON TOP SECRET SCIENCE - Jen Manning Science is a fascinating adventure of fantastic discoveries and imaginative investigation. Our goal is to provide fun, entertaining and educational activities with a clear understanding of what science is about and how it affects the world around us. In this four-week course, there will be four to five projects per class in the areas of the rock cycle, magnets, physics, and more. These will be make and take home experiments for students to share what they have learned with others. All materials are included in the course fee. Please send in a dismissal note. Instructor will meet children at Clyde Brown Flag Pole. Minimum 7 Veterans Memorial Building Room: 204, Grades: K-4, Thursdays, Session II-10/21-11/18 (no class 11/11), 4 weeks 3-4 p.m. Fee: $45/session ADULT PROGRAMS LADIES LIGHT HIKING Nanci Cahalane Add dimension to your walking or jogging-do you like the idea of hiking but don't want to go alone? Hiking is fantastic exercise as well as a great time to get some fresh air and explore new places. We will meet at various local locations
Saturdays, 11/6-12/18(no hike 11/27), 9:45-11 a.m., Fee: $35 TRIPS A DAY IN NEW YORK CITY Come with us for a great day of shopping, sightseeing and dining. For those of you who want, we will take you to shop on Canal St. for all the "knock-offs". You can shop on 5th Avenue and browse through so many designer and upscale stores. Sightsee at some of New York's most exciting and meaningful sights. Dine at one of the many world famous and fabulous restaurants NYC has to offer. Experience cuisine that will pique even the most discriminating appetite. DEPARTS: Medway Middle School, Holliston St., Medway, Saturday 11/6, Fee: $58 · departing Middle School at 6:30am · leaving NYC at 6:00 p.m. · returning at approximately 10:00 p.m. The Millis Recreation Deptartment is ALWAYS looking for new ideas and suggestions. If you have an idea for a class or are interested in teaching a program please let us know!!
Millis/Medway/Medfield/Norfolk) Relay for Life Upcoming Events 2011 M3N (Millis/Medway/ Medfield/Norfolk) Relay for Life informational committee meeting will be held at the Millis Town hall on November 3rd at 6:30, 1st floor. Please stop by to find out how you can be a small or big part of the 2011 Relay for Life benefiting the American Cancer Society. Any questions, please contact Lisa Johnson at lisasva@comcast.net
November 17th - 2011 Relay for Life Expo & Fundraiser is being held at the American Legion on Cutler St. in Medway from 6:30 8:30. Stop by to pick up information on starting a team, joining a team or help with the planning of the event. We will also be having a Party of Gold Rep there so you may turn
your unwanted gold jewelry into instant cash for you. You will leave with a check in hand and the company will be donating 15% of the amount of gold taken in, to the 2011 M3N (Millis/Medway/Medfield/Norfolk) Relay for Life. We will also be having a Silpada Rep (Silpada.com) there. Any questions, please contact Lisa Johnson at lisasva@comcast.net
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Medway School News Millis School News Millis Athletic Fields Project Fall Update from the Medway School Holds Fundraiser Building Committee
A new fundraising effort, to revamp Millis Athletic Fields, kicked off in Millis on October 23 with a dinner dance at the Glen Ellen Country Club. The Millis Athletic Fields will be funded by private donations, corporate sponsorships, naming rights sponsors, grant monies and by the generosity of the Millis residents and businesses. More information follows: Are new athletic fields necessary? Yes. Currently, the amount of use demands new fields. Millis offers 17 sports and half take place outdoors. There is overlap in field use. Constant use prevents proper maintenance. New fields have not been added for over 30 years and since then, there has been a tremendous growth in youth sports. What exactly are we replacing? Football/Soccer/Lacrosse//Field Hockey field: By changing the field from grass to synthetic turf, the capacity of use on the field will double and will be lesscostly to maintain to an annual basis. Often the field appears “unused,” but this is necessary to preserve the grass. With turf, the field will be more available to all teams, and there is a market for renting the athletic complex for tournaments and camps. Track: Currently, the track is made of gravel and the track and field team can’t hold home meets. The new plan includes a new regulation all weather track (6-lanes) which would serve a dual purpose of accommodating a track meet, as well as a walking/running space for town residents when games and meets are not in session.
Lights: Currently, the lights cost $625 for a 3-hour period. New lights would cost $125 to run for the same time period and are better for the environment. Buildings: A new scoreboard; new press box complete with sound system as well as new concession stand Baseball Field: We will relocate the field and have a synthetic infield/outfield; new scoreboard; lighting ;irrigation, backstop, fencing and dugouts. With a new field and proper drainage, the field will be available on weekends for tournaments and for other Millis teams when the High School Team is not in session. Volleyball Court: We will relocate and reconstruct a new regulation court with lighting. Miscellaneous: In addition to the fields: new wells for irrigation; fencing, security gates; goal posts for practice field; accessible path from locker rooms to main gate; repair, repaint all outside buildings and vehicular access to practice field on school property. The Millis Athletic Fields Project Committee is a group of volunteers aimed at raising the estimated cost is $3.8 million dollars toward this effort, but the complex will develop into a self-sustaining, revenue-generating property, thereby increasing the value of what Millis can offer its residents and businesses. If you would like to help or join the committee, please send an email to info@millisfields.org, visit the website at www.millisfields.org, or find the project on Facebook. Donations can be sent to Millis Athletic Fields Project, P.O. Box 145, Millis, MA 02054.
Medway Boy Scouts Present Breakfast with Santa December 4th at St. Joseph Parish Listen for the sound of sleigh bells the morning of December 4, when jolly old Saint Nick will join the Medway Boy Scouts at St. Joseph Parish Center, 145 Holliston Street. The all-you-can-eat breakfast will include pancakes,
scrambled eggs, sausage, coffee, cocoa, milk and juice. Children can take a high-quality photo with Santa in his workshop. The breakfast will run from 7:30 – 11 a.m. Admission is $5 for adults and $3 for children and seniors.
The Medway School Building Committee was formed after Medway received approval of a “statement of interest” for repairing the Middle School. The approval was given by the Massachusetts School Building Authority or M.S.B.A. The M.S.B.A. decides what school building projects will get percentage of their costs reimbursed by the state. The formation of the building committee is required in a process that is governed at each at each phase by M.S.B.A. rules. The committee has been meeting since November of 2009. The membership of the building committee is based on M.S.B.A. rules and they must approve the appointments. The committee is chaired by Robert Tucker, Vice Chair of the Planning Board with construction management experience. The members are Board of Selectmen Chair Dennis Crowley, Medway resident Larry Muench who is a facilities manager for a private school, former Finance Committee Chair Larry Ellsworth, Capital Improvement Committee Vice Chair Tom Anderson, Town Accountant Carol Pratt, Board of Selectman member Andrew Espinosa, Town Administrator Suzanne Kennedy, Assistant Superintendant David Verdolino, Middle School Principal Armand Pires, Medway resident and former School Committee Vice Chair Tina Wright, Superintendant Judith Evans, School Committee Chair Debora Trindade, and School Committee member Shelley Wieler. The creation of a school building committee is required by the M.S.B.A. when a town applies for state reimbursement for a school renovation, building or repair project. The Medway School Building Committee’s job is to oversee the phases of the repair project for the Middle School. It represents town and school interests while working with and following M.S.B.A. regulations. The School Building Committee has achieved the following milestones in the process: • Obtained funding at the November 2009 Town meeting for the initial phases of the project as required by the M.S.B.A. • Compass Project Management (Compass) was selected as the Owner’s Project Manager in February of 2010 after a public procurement process following M.S.B.A. rules. The Owner’s Project Manager represents Medway’s interests during all phases of the project including meeting with the M.S.B.A. when
required. • After another public procurement process the experienced school project architectural firm of Knight, Bagge and Anderson, Inc. (K.B.A.) was retained in July. K.B.A. has developed the initial design schematics, repair recommendations and cost estimates for the repairs. • Compass, K.B.A., and the Building Committee have worked closely with the Mass. School Building Authority to obtain approval for each step in the process. • Met with the M.S.B.A. at key points in the process and the project is on track to be voted on at the September 29 meeting of the M.S.B.A. The repairs to this more than 250,000 square foot building will consist of: • Making the building A.D.A. compliant for accessibility as required by building codes • Addition of current Life- Safety code required sprinkler systems, upgrades and connection of the fire alarm systems which function separately for the 1960 and 1973 buildings • Replacement of windows which are all original to the building’s construction to improve building energy efficiency and natural lighting • Upgrades to electrical panels and wiring which is nearly all original to the 1960 and ’73 construction – many classrooms have only 2 outlet boxes limiting the use of technology for teaching • Replacement of heating and air handling units for halls, gyms, main office and the cafeteria • Replacement of floor tiles and gymnasium flooring adhesives • Upgrades to plumbing for heating systems, accessible bathrooms and water fountains While the town would need to pass a debt exclusion for the full amount, the M.S.B.A. will reimburse Medway for more than fifty percent of the approved costs. Rather than having to wait until full completion of the project the M.S.B.A. now reimburses on a rolling basis allowing faster repayment of town debt. Why should the town repair the building, why not just build a new one? Building a new school would cost in excess of 40 million dollars, yield a building about the half the size and require demolition or moth-
balling of the current building. The M.S.B.A. would not support replacement of a viable, repairable building. Medway would foot the entire bill for a new building. The M.S.B.A. supports this project. We know the M.S.B.A. will reimburse Medway for more than fifty percent of the approved costs for this repair project. In addition by doing this project now we can take advantage of lower construction and bonding costs. As the economy improves it’s expected these costs will only increase. Since August members of the committee have been meeting weekly to work on critical components of the project. It is reviewing the list of possible repairs, weighing the associated costs, benefits, and necessity of each repair. The impact of the repairs on the educational environment of the Middle School is being assessed. We are preparing for anticipated approval of the project at the September 29 M.S.B.A. meeting. When M.S.B.A. approval is received additional important work will remain to be done. The building committee must finalize the scope of the project. It must be presented to the Board of Selectman for placement on the warrant of the November 15 Town Meeting. The funding proposal must be finalized before Town Meeting. The Town Meeting must vote on the project and voters need to be informed in order to make a decision. If a positive vote is achieved at Town Meeting a special election must be held on funding the project. The building committee will work with the Board of Selectman to determine the best date for the special election. Once funding is voted the building committee will continue to work with Compass, our project manager, to oversee the phases of construction and work with the M.S.B.A. to ensure we follow requirements to receive maximum possible reimbursement. Nearly all of the critical building systems and components in the Middle School are original to the 1960 and 1973 construction. These repairs will improve the safety and educational environment for its more than 800 students. It will enhance the building as a community space for continuing adult education, sports and cultural events.
The town will benefit from the extension of the useful life of the Middle School building by 25 years.
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Fire Department Open House Ablaze with Fun Millis residents learned a lot more about their fire department on Saturday, October 16, when firefighters held an open house. Children were able to climb aboard fire trucks, try on gear and even try a fire hose. Visitors were
also treated to a safety harness demonstration, a Jaws of Life demonstration, and free hamburgers and hotdogs. What’s more, they came away with important information on fire safety.
Photo Top: Kevin Curley, of Millis, and his three boys, Ethan, 6, Will, 4 and Matthew, 2, check out the Millis fire engines. Photo Right: BIG BOOTS TO FILL: Sam Noonan, age 4, of Millis, can’t quite get the firefighters’ boot to fit. Photo Left: Seven-year-old Keith Albertinelli, of Millis, tries his hand at the fire hose.
Millis Recreation Basketball 2010-2011 Season NEW COACHES WELCOME!! Please contact the Recreation Department to volunteer today! (508) 376-7050, or please indicate on your child's registration form. FALL/WINTER BASKETBALL Steve Cassidy/Kris Fogarty Our 2010-2011 youth basketball program will be structured to allow for instruction and playing time. This program will consist of prac-
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